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Lennon (name)

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Lennon
Ó Lionáin
GenderUnisex
Language(s)Irish Gaelic
Origin
Meaning"Cloak"; "blackbird"; "lover"
Region of originIreland
Other names
Variant form(s)MacLennon, O'Lennon, O'Lennan, Linnane, Lineen, O'Lonain
Related namesLennox, Lenny, Lenn, Len
Frequency Comparisons:[1]

The name Lennon is both a surname and a given name that has grown in popularity in English-speaking countries in recent years for both boys and girls.

Origins include Irish Ó Leannáin ("descendant of Lover (leannán)") and from Ó Lionáin ("descendant of Blackbird (Lonán)").[citation needed]

Notable people and characters with the name include:

Surname

Given name

See also

References

  1. ^ "Lennon Surname Meaning and Distribution". forebears.co.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2014